The Very Thought of You
Albert King & John Lee Hooker Lyrics

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The very thought of you
And I forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do

I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem

To me that's everything

The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You'll never know how slow
The moments go till I'm near to you

I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above

It's the thought of you
The very thought of you, my dear

Overall Meaning

The song "The Very Thought of You" by Albert King and John Lee Hooker is a romantic ballad that captures the feeling of being so deeply and completely smitten that the world around the singer fades away. The lyrics express this feeling by describing how the mere thought of the person they love is enough to make them forget about the little, mundane things they ordinarily attend to. They are "living in a kind of daydream," so deeply in love that everything else seems unimportant.

The singer describes how they see their lover's face in every flower and their eyes in stars above. This imagery emphasizes how all-encompassing their love is, and how their lover is always on their mind. The moments they spend away from each other feel interminable, but when they are together, they feel like kings. To the singer, the very thought of their lover is everything.

Overall, this song is a beautiful expression of being deeply in love and how much that love can consume a person's thoughts and feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

The very thought of you
Thinking about you makes me forget about everything else

And I forget to do
I get so caught up in thoughts of you that I forget to do normal things

The little ordinary things
The simple, everyday tasks that everyone should do

That everyone ought to do
Tasks that are expected of everyone

I'm living in a kind of daydream
Thinking about you is like being in a dream

I'm happy as a king
I feel extremely happy

And foolish though it may seem
Even though it may appear silly

To me that's everything
Thinking about you is everything to me

The mere idea of you
Even thinking about the idea of you

The longing here for you
I long to be near you